{"id":91647,"date":"2025-06-01T11:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91647"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:51","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-asiatic-lion-is-naturally-found-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-asiatic-lion-is-naturally-found-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  Asiatic lion is naturally found i"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asiatic lion is naturally found in India only.<\/li>\n<li>Double-humped camel is naturally found in India only.<\/li>\n<li>One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOption A is correct. Only statement 1 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: Asiatic lion (*Panthera leo persica*) is naturally found only in the Gir Forest National Park and surrounding areas in Gujarat, India.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: Double-humped camel (*Camelus bactrianus*) is naturally found in Central Asian deserts (e.g., parts of Mongolia and China). A population exists in Ladakh, India (Nubra Valley), but it is not naturally found *only* in India.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: The Great Indian Rhinoceros (*Rhinoceros unicornis*) is found naturally in the Terai region of the Himalayas, which includes parts of India (e.g., Assam, West Bengal) and Nepal (e.g., Chitwan National Park). It is not naturally found *only* in India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; The double-humped camel population in Ladakh is believed to have been introduced centuries ago for use on trade routes.<br \/>\n&#8211; Nepal has significant populations of the One-horned Rhinoceros, particularly in Chitwan National Park.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: Asiatic lion is naturally found in India only. Double-humped camel is naturally found in India only. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  Asiatic lion is naturally found i\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-asiatic-lion-is-naturally-found-i\/#more-91647\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  Asiatic lion is naturally found i<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1119,1136,1212],"class_list":["post-91647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1119","tag-environment-and-ecology","tag-forest-and-wildlife","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements:  Asiatic lion is naturally found i<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Option A is correct. 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